Bitesize Monday: 8 Israeli Internet startup headlines for the week of 02.11.08 | VC Cafe

Welcome to VC Cafe. If you’re new around here, you may want to subscribe to our feed and get daily updates for FREE. Last week’s top story was with no doubt Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo. The plot was full of twists and drama, saved only to”Jurassic Park” style M&A deals like this one. Israel [...]

Signs of a tide: two Israeli venture funds raise capital

It’s not very often that two Israeli venture funds complete closing for additional funds, but after all it shouldn’t surprise anyone. Israel has been ranked among the four most preferred global target markets for US venture capital funds and earmarked for high-quality deal flow, according to a global survey by accounting and consultancy firm Deloitte [...]

Breakthrough for gamers: no more joysticks thanks to 3Dv Systems

Gamers listen up: 3DV Systems, a pioneer Israeli tech startup and world leader in 3D video imaging, has developed a revlutionary technology that could revolutionize the $30 billion gaming industry. It’s latest development is called ZCam™ - a low cost 3D camera for the PC with gesture recognition [...]

Testing is important: Optimal Test raises $16M in second round

Israel-based startup Optimal Test has raised $16 million in a second round of financing led by Evergreen Venture Partners as well as former investors – Carmel Ventures and Pitango. The round brings to $30 million the total VC funds raised by the company.
Optimal Test develops a test suite for maximizing IC yields through [...]

Winners of the best venture-backed competition

Last Month, Red Herring and the Israel Venture Association co-sponsored a competition in Israel, limited to early stage companies with revenues of up to $10 million in 2006 supported by venture funds associated with the IVA.
Three Israeli startups received first prizes as the best young companies in their respective sectors.
And the winners are:
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